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Please Stop with ‘The King is in the Field’
“‘The King is in the field’ has become an overused cliché. Few people stop to consider what it actually means. Instead, we repeat it like a slogan, a reassuring phrase meant to make us feel good, but only on a superficial level.”
The Smartphone Question We Can’t Afford to Ignore
“They try to guide people to avoid using a smartphone, but their words don’t carry the same weight, because they themselves have one. If there were a physical danger to our children, wouldn’t we demand of the school administration, first and foremost, to see to our children’s wellbeing? Physically, we don’t let anyone harm our children – spiritually?”
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Last Missing Soldier Comes Home on the Day of Rebbe’s Bracha
Bochur Lightly Injured in Crown Heights Car Accident
Mother and Son Produce Tribute to Beloved Rebbi
One Chossid’s Vision Continues to Illuminate Hundreds
More than sixty years ago, Rabbi Meir Roness ע"ה answered the Rebbe's call to spread the wellsprings of Chassidus. Today, through Keren Meir, that mission continues—and the community is once again invited to be a part of it.
A Home-Cooked L’chaim and a Wedding on Paper Plates
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Special Trail at Detroit Camp Retraces Rebbe’s Historic Visit
Camp Gan Yisroel Detroit marked a historic milestone this week, commemorating 70 years since the Rebbe’s visit to Gan Yisroel with a day of special programming, including the ribbon cutting of a model of 770 and the opening of a unique Gan Yisroel Trail throughout the campgrounds.
20 Bricks of Ice for a Mikvah in Lebanon
In a podcast interview, Rabbi Shlomo Bistritzky, shliach to North Ranch, California for nearly four decades, shares memories of his parents’ humble devotion to others, the Rebbe’s personal care, and reflects on raising children without panic.
The Chossid Who Had a Heart Attack When His Beard Was Shaved
Reb Berel Levertov, known among Lubavitcher chassidim as Berel Kabilaker, was a devoted chossid who gave his life for Yiddishkeit under Soviet rule. Arrested by the KGB in 1947, he died after guards forcibly shaved his beard in prison, a tragic end to a life of mesirus nefesh.
Kasriel Nachman Keinan, 24, AH
After more than a week of intensive searches, the body of missing Lubavitcher bochur Kasriel Nachman Keinan was found Thursday afternoon in difficult terrain near the Swiss Forest outside Tiveria.
Structure Collapses at Camp Emunah, Two Lightly Injured
A late-night activity at Camp Emunah turned frightening when part of the floor inside an abandoned wooden structure collapsed beneath a group of girls, leaving two lightly injured.
36 Mechanchim Complete Transformative Training
Thirty-six mechanchim completed the 12th annual Gold Star Teachers’ Training Course by Igud Hamelamdim, gaining practical classroom tools and a new perspective on how to approach chinuch with confidence and clarity.
Judge Halts Bike Lane Project After Resident Sues
The controversial Kingston and Brooklyn Avenue bike lane project has been halted by a Kings County Supreme Court judge, stopping DOT from continuing construction while a lawsuit brought by a Crown Heights resident moves forward.
Search Intensifies for Missing Bochur, Surveillance Footage Found
Drones, jeeps, search dogs, and dozens of volunteers are continuing to search across Tiveria, the Kinneret and Beit Shemesh for the missing Chabad bochur, as investigators and search teams follow every available lead but have yet to find a breakthrough.
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A Holy Jew Lived In Shanghai: The Remarkable Life of Harav Meir Ashkenazi
A learned rov, a tireless activist, a fearless leader, and a devoted chasid. From Cherikov to Vladivostok, Shanghai, and New York. In honor of his 72nd yartzeit, From the Margins of Chabad History tells the remarkable and colorful story of Harav Meir Ashkenazi. Part 1 of a series.
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California Boy Credits Camp With Strength to Face Antisemitism
At L’man Achai’s farewell banquet, a Northern California camper recalled facing antisemitism at public school: “I remembered that my counselor would have told me, ‘Go to school wearing a kippah.’” He did, and said there was never another incident.
Torah
Rice: Three Brachos or One?
Ask the Rov: Which bracha do we make on rice? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Splitting Davening Between Two Chazzonim?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including saying “Elokim Acheirim,” missed parsha when traveling to Eretz Yisroel, and splitting shachris between two chazzonim.
Late to Minyan: Daven or Wait?
Ask the Rov: I walked into Mincha, and they’re in the middle of Shmoneh Esrei. Should I daven or wait? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Making a Phone Call Before Davening?
In this week’s episode of Lemaan Yishmeu, Rabbi Yosef Braun addresses intriguing halachic questions on a wide range of practical topics — real questions that have come to his desk, along with his clear and insightful responses.
Bracha on Ice Cream with Cookie Crumbs?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including bracha on ice cream with crumbs, man wearing shorts, Shnayim Mikra interruptions, and age of tznius for a girl.
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Inspiration
Boys Banned from Ball Playing, But the Rebbe Intervened
When boys at 770 were told to stop playing ball, one boy was ready to leave yeshiva altogether. The Rebbe heard about it, and the next day, balls came rolling out the windows of 770.
OBITUARIES
R’ Moshe Schlass, 86, AH
R’ Moshe Schlass, a longtime member of Anash in Yerushalayim’s Old City, known for his open home and decades of hachnosas orchim, passed away on Wednesday, 29 Av.
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Heritage Quest Ends, But Teens’ Global Impact Has Just Begun
Campus Shluchos Gather in DC for First-Ever JewishU Growth Summit
